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stonefly

stone·fly [ stṓn fl ] (plural stone·flies or stone·fly)


noun 
Definition:
 
insect living on riverbed: an insect that, in its wingless juvenile stage, lives among stones in rivers and streams. The adults have long antennae and usually two pairs of wings. Both larvae and adults are used as fishing bait. Order Plecoptera.

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